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- Haoie, on 07/21/2008, -1/+80As Comic Book Guy once said:
I was married once, in an online role playing game. We considered having children, but that would've severely drained my power crystals. - electricwaffles, on 07/21/2008, -3/+57"Are Multiplayer Online Games a Stupid Way to Look for Love?"
Yes. - Ljay90, on 07/22/2008, -21/+57............................................________........................
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..................................., - irfanmp, on 07/21/2008, -3/+36Find love? I think I found love in that thumbnail...
- noahgelman, on 07/21/2008, -2/+31I don't think it matters how someone finds love, what's important is that they've found it. I don't like it when people make fun of 'abnormal' ways of finding love. You don't always find love in person. Kudos to all.
- ericrous, on 07/22/2008, -0/+24Do I look fat in this armour?
- MotoFly, on 07/21/2008, -0/+20I am sorry, but a Power Word: Fortitude buff does not equal love.
- Vegabondsx, on 07/22/2008, -1/+21You can find love, then find that it's a single male 100lbs overweight living in his parent's basement... but darn, his avatar is hot.
- mentalone, on 07/22/2008, -0/+19You guys can knock it all you want. I met my girlfriend 10 years ago playing Everquest.
We were in a raiding guild, got along, and did everything together in game. Nothing serious, we were just good friends and chose to play together.
5 years ago, she invited me to come to a barbecue and finally meet her. We got along even better in person, and I found myself moving in with her to go to college. Shortly after we hooked up and have been together for those 5 years irl.
I would never have met her if it were not for everquest, and even though i hate all the time I lost to it (over 400 days played when i quit), I can not speak badly about it for that reason. - ericrous, on 07/22/2008, -2/+18No, they're great...if you're looking for another guy to marry.
- krhunt, on 07/22/2008, -0/+16I met my wife on a MUD. We've been together for almost 8 years, married for 5, have one son together and another on the way. Even in text, we clicked immediately.
That said, even if you manage to find love in a MMOG, good luck explaining it to your grandparents and casual acquaintances. The "how did you two meet" question inevitably launches us into a ten minute conversation in which we have to explain the very concept of multiplayer RPGs. Try that with a hard-of-hearing 80-year-old man sometime and just see how it goes. - CollapseControl, on 07/22/2008, -1/+14Couples being made through online video games has happened. But it still doesn't mean that the relationship won't fail just like a normal one would.
I wonder how many relationships broke down because the guy gamer wouldn't use his last medipack on his girl friend gamer when she needed it most.
Or how the guy gamer didn't compliment the new look of the females new character/avatar. - pradvan, on 07/22/2008, -1/+14i know a few couples that met in game, who are married w/ kids now
- plundstedt, on 07/22/2008, -0/+11Call it a stupid way, but my cousin and her husband met on a WoW quest. Now they're married and have three kids.
- inactive, on 07/21/2008, -1/+12unfortunately, they will all (most likely) still fail miserably at flirting@home.
- zaii7, on 07/22/2008, -2/+13Yes , yes it is
- WernerCD, on 07/22/2008, -0/+11I have to be to differ... I play a priest. I met a warrior, who I grouped with often. We became friends. She became single. Now I live 700 miles from where I was and she's the best thing to ever happen to my life.
I never would have gotten to know her so well without... Fortitude and Greater Heals. - Ellipsys, on 07/22/2008, -1/+10[Insert snarky comment here] Okay, now that's out of the way. Personally, I think that meeting someone on a persistent online gaming world is probably more effective than many dating sites, or other ways of meeting First of all, you know right away that you share a common interest. Look at the profile on an average dating site " I like food, and people, and talking. And going out. And staying in. Oh, and I'm culturally aware and outdoorsy, but also don't mind cudding at home watching a movie, too" Everyone generally says the same generic ***** that is designed to make them sound attractive to a large group of people. MMOs, you don't have to worry about that. You at least have a common bond and people can reveal themselves in a safe environment, on their own terms. Secondly, if you're meeting the person behind the character, you can't afford to be a creep - you have to be friends first. Real women who play online games are generally bombarded by male attention, positive and negative. Some may choose to even change their avatar's gender because of it. If you're going to talk to a real female player, you will cultivate a friendship over a long period of time. This can eventually lead to a relationship where both parties are comfortable with each other, eliminating the "courtship persona" phase so common with meeting someone another way and knowing little about them. Finally, any real world relationship that grows shall do so in such a way that it could "test" the people involved. For instance, distance is often a major factor. If both parties feel the relationship is worthwhile despite not being in the same time zone, that really says something. I'm not sure why we as a culture approve of getting drunk off your ass in a smoky, dark bar or making awkward conversation with a barista at the local coffee house as paths to romance, yet look down upon those who meet doing something they both enjoy that just happens to be slaying dragons three nights a week.
- MechaZain, on 07/22/2008, -2/+11The fact that this question had to be asked makes me fear for my species.
- duckyinc, on 07/22/2008, -1/+10"Since my existing EVE characters were all startlingly attractive women"
Do I need to say more? - exomni, on 07/22/2008, -1/+9Yes, it is. Finding love on an online game is one thing. LOOKING for love on one is entirely different.
And just because someone plays videogames doesn't mean they'd tolerate you playing or talking about them constantly. Nor would those who do tolerate such talk necessarily play videogames. - Relasz, on 07/22/2008, -0/+8You make it sound like you have done some sort of statistical analysis of the situation, continuing to use this fabricated confidence to debunk the possibility of games as a social medium. I find it disgusting the amount of people that play into the stigma attached to online games, especially in a place like this. Stop sounding like an academic writing a paper, unless you're going to cite your facts at the same time.
Where are my facts? Count the amount of times the phrase 'living in their mother's basement' occurs in this set of comments. - FuryOfThor, on 07/21/2008, -1/+9at least a virtual honeymoon would be a lot cheaper.
- 3tcp, on 07/22/2008, -0/+8m&m kudos are the best
- WernerCD, on 07/22/2008, -0/+8Well... What makes traditional "real world" venues *THAT* much better? Big deal... you can talk to a woman. Don't mean either of you are honest with each other or have anything in common.
How often do people meet IRL, spend time woo-ing each other. Then after they fall in love, realize that half of what they married was an act to win the other? Imperfections hidden or glossed over because one side wanted to win the other.
At least when you meet someone gaming, your meeting someone who you automagically have at least one thing in common - and that's not something you are guaranteed to have in common with some girl from a bar.
I don't think online meetings are miracles... but as others say it's not about how popular it is, or how likely it is - just don't leave out an unconventional venue that might lead success. - inactive, on 07/22/2008, -2/+9You can find love online in a video game, but you have to be willing to accept the fact that she is going to be an attention whoring princess who is "loved" by every single guy in the game.
- MisterEX, on 07/22/2008, -0/+7WOOOOOOSH!
- estvir, on 07/22/2008, -1/+7Eh, to actively LOOK for love in online games is stupid but I'm sure there are those freak examples where people who were playing the game, for the game, met someone and got married.
But really, I wouldn't go looking to find love in online games and I shiver and the thought of anyone trying to do so. - Relasz, on 07/22/2008, -2/+8People labelling other people as nerds on digg means either one or both of these two things:
1. You're american
2. You're an idiot - Noodleson, on 07/22/2008, -0/+6Yeah, if you're into a game so much that you'd be willing to try dating off of it, why not? At least you know you'll have something in common.
- kataztrophy, on 07/22/2008, -0/+5Dating sites are not considered stupid to most people...
...But an online video game is not made for people to hook up long distance. - MotoFly, on 07/22/2008, -0/+5No, I actually played Wow for about a year. Got up to lvl 70. Quitting was a very good decision. It was way to addicting and I actually started to cancel things in real life to make time for playing WoW. I haven't played in over a year, but I still find myself having occasional chats with people who still play and it's kind of funny/disturbing to see how much of that game is still engraved into my mind.
Please don't make judgments about me based on one sentence. - MiDri, on 07/22/2008, -0/+5He obviously had a veil of deception. LGuk ftw!
- karmathestrange, on 07/22/2008, -0/+5Ok who read the article and who just hurried in here to leave a comment on the headline?
((grumble)) - Eezyville, on 07/22/2008, -1/+5Why does that thumbnail look familiar?
- mentalone, on 07/22/2008, -0/+4yeah, there's always 1-2 per guild.
Gamer whores that is.
In my Everquest guild, we had 3, and they constantly fought over control of the most men in the guild. Backstabbing bitches too. All nice to each other in groups, but talked ***** about each other as soon as they were separated.
In my wow guild, we had about 4 girls total, 1 whore 3 cool. And your right, it does get old/obnoxious in the way they try to flaunt boobs to get their way. So much so that in my EQ guild, we had a guy who pretended to be a female for almost 4 years (would have talks with the other females about his/her/it's period and feminine problems and *****) that everyone thought was really a girl.
That's where the penis until proven otherwise slogan came from. I'd rather treat you like one of the guys and if you turn out to really be a female, whoopty ***** do, your already established as one of the guys. - seanmx, on 07/22/2008, -2/+6Dont worry about reading the article. The answer is no.
- spekulyst, on 07/22/2008, -0/+4Actually...this is a well done article and the author does a good job at exploring the topic...
- sillymeganlee, on 07/22/2008, -0/+4Finding love in video games is unrealistic for most girls. Guys are OBSESSED with girls that play video games. Understandable as we are rare, but it gets pretty creepy. Girls get a billion messages every day "r u hot?" "do u hav myspace?" "i love you" It turns most girls off to even revealing their gender. For some though, it's the exact opposite. Sometimes, girls will start to thrive off the attention and become gamer whores; which is annoying as hell and gives the rest of us a bad name.
Don't get me wrong, some guy gamers are absolute sweethearts, but the majority tend to creep us out with the constant messaging. - Jebra, on 07/22/2008, -0/+4Haha, yeah. My boyfriend and I met on an MMO four years ago, it's absolutely annoying trying to explain it to other people. Half the time, I just say we met on vacation (which is still true) when acquaintances or strangers ask. Most people think that meeting online = dating sites and chatrooms thanks to TV and 20/20 segments. Hard to get people to realize that not everyone online is actively looking for a relationship, sometimes it just happens.
- PeterFile, on 07/22/2008, -2/+6Me and my girlfriend met in Ragnarok, and we've been together for 2 and a half years. She lives in Austria, and I live in England. We met for the first time for a few weeks about a month ago, and I seriously had the best time of my life. As soon as I came back I booked another ticket to go, and i'm going in 9 days. I'm 18.
- toxicityj, on 07/22/2008, -1/+4if you manage to find love on a multiplayer online game and it works out, good for you. But don't go LOOKING for love on an online game...
- NoamChimpsky, on 07/22/2008, -1/+4Dork-
Wow, you just described an old girlfriend of mine to the letter. Only problem, I met her in REAL LIFE and wasn't prepared for all of her "online friends". She had serious NEED issues, and if I wasn't spending all of my time and money on her she would go running to one of these "Friends" who would slobber all over her online.
Seriously, you do have to wonder about the creepy, socially inept men trolling for love online. We hear about them, and their mothers' basements, all the time. But, you have to wonder equally about the "attention whoring princesses" who feed on the adoration of so many men like a freakin' succubus.
K-rist. - NoamChimpsky, on 07/22/2008, -0/+3"Are Multiplayer Online Games a Stupid Way to Look for Love?"
Not if you make sure to put on your robe and wizard hat. - dshigure, on 07/22/2008, -0/+3Probably the easiest solution is to tell people that you don't feel like explaining it to where you and her first met in real life. Just tell your "in the know" crowd about how you met on the MUD.
- cruzinhe, on 07/22/2008, -0/+3Men who hit women will do so regardless wether they play an online RPG or not, they're a@#holes, and they didn't learn that in game.
Just the same as unfaithful people, they will continue to cheat no matter what kind of relationship they have.
But I wouldn't go looking for love into an online game... I'd rather bring the love to it, that's why I took my wife into WoW =P - Relasz, on 07/22/2008, -6/+9Are Digg comments a quick way to prove your ignorance?
Absolutely! - Sakumi, on 07/22/2008, -0/+3I met my long-time gf playing a MMORPG called Lineage II.
I wasn't looking for it, but it just happened. We now live together blada bla - PhantomSoul, on 07/22/2008, -0/+3Stupid? Not really. Geeky? Perhaps...
I mean, it is a social environment at the end of the day, so if that's the mode you feel comfortable socializing in, I don't see why not...
That said though, its definitely not for everyone, if not most people... -
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